On December 8, joint competitions dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the reorganization of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation began in the city of Sheki, which has ancient history and culture.
The competitions held in 6 types of gymnastics at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex are met with great enthusiasm by gymnastics fans. For the first time, the opening ceremony of joint competitions held not in the capital, but in the region, was held on December 9.
The ceremony, attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Farid Gayibov, Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee Chingiz Huseynzade, federation officials and famous athletes, presented the audience with a gala show performed by local and world-famous gymnastics stars.
The exciting program presented by the mixed pair of sisters Jessica (two-time European champion, gold and double bronze medalist of the World Championship, bronze medalist in the team event of the Tokyo Olympic Games) and Jennifer Gadirova (bronze medalist in the team event of the Tokyo Olympic Games, silver medalist in the team event of the European Championship), representing the Great Britain women's artistic gymnastics team, who were invited to our country to participate in the gala show, the bronze medalist of the Tokyo Olympic Games in the men's artistic gymnastics, two-time European champion, Turkish Ferhat Arıcan, Italian world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, silver medalist of the European Championship Milena Baldassarri, members of the Israeli men's acrobatic gymnastics team Amir Daus, Tomer Offir (bronze medalists of the World Championship), Or Abraham (European champion among youths), Rotem Amihai, and the winners of the world age group competition Yonatan Fridman and Amy Refaeli, gave the audience unforgettable moments.
On the Sheki stage, the brilliant performances of our country's famous graceful gymnasts, bronze medalists of the world championship, members of our group exercise team Gullu Agalarzade, Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab Hummatova, Yelizaveta Luzan and Darya Sorokina, the winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games, our rhythmic gymnast Ilona Zeynalova, as well as the "Alov" team in the gymnastics for all category ("Golden Age" - 50 years and older) presented exciting moments to the fans and were met with interest by them.
The support and magnificent fanfare of the spectators during both the performances and the opening ceremony added special color to the competitions.
The observation of a large crowd and enthusiasm at the competition organized in the region once again confirms the great interest in sports in our country, including gymnastics, not only in our capital, but also in the regions, as well as the high organizational skills of the AGF.
Foreign guests invited to Azerbaijan also highly appreciated the organization of the competition and expressed their admiration for our country, as well as the ancient city of Sheki.
It should be noted that the winners of the 6th Azerbaijan Championship in Aerobic Gymnastics and the 27th Azerbaijan Championship in Acrobatic Gymnastics were determined during the first two days of the competition. Sports enthusiasts will have the opportunity to witness the interesting and colorful performances of gymnasts during the 27th Azerbaijan Championship in Artistic Gymnastics, the 6th Azerbaijan Championship in Women's Artistic Gymnastics, the 18th Azerbaijan Championship in Tumbling, the 27th Azerbaijan Championship in Rhythmic Gymnastics, and the 6th Azerbaijan Championship in Aerobic Gymnastics over the next two days.

You can get detailed information about the results of the athletes on the website www.agf.az.